Syria air defenses respond to new Israeli aggression near Damascus: Media

Syrian air defenses have responded to “a new Israeli aggression” in the countryside of the capital, Damascus, state media say.

Al-Ikhbaria TV reported that the Syrian air defenses had destroyed several Israeli missiles before they hit a scientific research center in Jamraya village early on Wednesday.

The missiles had been fired by Israeli warplanes, The Times of Israel said citing unconfirmed reports.

Over the past few years, Israel has frequently attacked military targets in Syria in what is considered as an attempt to prop up terror outfits that have been suffering heavy defeats against Syrian government forces.

Israel has also been providing weapons to anti-Damascus militants as well as medical treatment to the Takfiri elements wounded in Syria.

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The latest attack on Syria came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a rare visit to the occupied part of Syria’s Golan Heights and peered across the border.